Comparison

TARS for OpenClaw vs Hermex

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TARS for OpenClaw

Control your OpenClaw AI agents from your mobile device. Chat, send prompts with images, monitor activity, and manage tasks privately over your Tailscale network. Get push notifications for agent needs and even play chess.

Highlights
  • Real-time chat with AI agents
  • Image prompt attachments
  • Live agent activity dashboard
  • API usage and cost tracking
  • Scheduled task management
  • Push notifications for agent alerts
  • Private network connectivity
Features
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TARS puts your OpenClaw AI agents in your pocket. Pair over Tailscale in under a minute and take full control from anywhere in the world. — WHAT YOU CAN DO — • Chat with your AI agents in real time • Send prompts with image attachments • Switch between sessions or start new ones • Monitor agent activity from a live dashboard • Track API usage and costs at a glance • Manage scheduled tasks and cron jobs • Review and trigger agent skills • Setup Quick Prompts for one-tap issue of commands • Customize your dashboard layout • Get push notifications when agents need you • Challenge your agents to a game of chess — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — • All traffic stays on your Tailscale network / LAN • No cloud servers, no relay, no tracking • No accounts or sign-ups required • Your data never leaves your network Subscription Information: TARS Monthly is an auto-renewable monthly subscription at $1.69/month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in the TARS app or your App Store account settings at any time. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hermex

This app provides a native mobile interface for interacting with your self-hosted Hermes Agent server. It allows you to manage conversations, control agent settings, and access workspace files directly from your iPhone.

Highlights
  • Connect to your own Hermes server
  • Manage existing and start new conversations
  • Control models, profiles, and reasoning
  • Attach files and photos
  • Browse workspace files
  • Offline read-only viewing of recent sessions
Features
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Hermex is a native iPhone and iPad client for your self-hosted Hermes agent. Connect to a reachable Hermes Web UI server, or enable the optional Bot Mode beta to connect directly to a Hermes agent host. Open existing sessions, start conversations, and follow streamed responses, tools, and reasoning as they arrive. Queue, steer, or stop an active run. Review file edits as diffs, browse workspace files, send photos and files, and dictate messages. Manage Kanban boards and cards, browse Tasks, Skills, Memory, and Usage, and choose models, profiles, and reasoning settings. Bot Mode adds a Bots inbox, Desktop sections, reactions, quick replies, approvals, questions, and group rooms. Live Activities keep working runs visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Optional notifications let you know when work finishes or needs your attention. The share extension stages content from other apps for you to review and send. Agent execution happens on your configured server, not on the iPhone. Your server owns your conversations, tools, and workspace. Recent sessions and messages may be cached locally for read-only offline viewing; clear that cache from Settings. There is no Hermex-hosted agent backend, tracking, or analytics service. Optional push notifications use an open-source, self-hostable relay. Message previews are encrypted on your Hermes host and decrypted on your iPhone; the relay handles device tokens, notification metadata, and ciphertext, never message text, server URLs, or Hermes server credentials. Push is off until enabled. Hermex has no in-app account creation or in-app purchases. You need your own reachable Hermes server. Not affiliated with Nous Research.

Screenshots

TARS for OpenClaw4 screens
Hermex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hermex at none against TARS for OpenClaw's 1. Hermex also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (135 vs 4). TARS for OpenClaw's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TARS for OpenClaw sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.69 per month. Hermex asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hermex holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hermex has 135 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of TARS for OpenClaw's written reviews are positive against 85% of Hermex's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TARS for OpenClaw ships an update every 5 weeks, Hermex weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
TARS for OpenClaw versus Hermex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTARS for OpenClawHermex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.7 (135 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4135 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank—#32 — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB72 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKrafty AIUzair Ansar

Customer experience

TARS for OpenClaw

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hermex

All ratings135 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative8.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TARS for OpenClaw

Subscriptions1
  • TARS Monthly$1.691 Month
None

Hermex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TARS for OpenClaw free?
TARS for OpenClaw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hermex free?
Hermex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TARS for OpenClaw or Hermex?
Hermex is rated higher. TARS for OpenClaw averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hermex averages 4.7 from 135 ratings.
Do TARS for OpenClaw or Hermex have ads?
Neither TARS for OpenClaw nor Hermex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TARS for OpenClaw or Hermex?
TARS for OpenClaw ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hermex weekly. Most recently, TARS for OpenClaw was updated on October 1, 2026 and Hermex on October 14, 2026.

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